Planning Strategy & Advice

We provide planning strategy and advice that helps clients identify the most appropriate route through the planning system. Our work supports commercial, local authority, healthcare and education projects from concept through to submission.

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Why do Planning Strategy & Advice with AEC architecture?

Local policy and site constraints review

We review local planning policy and site constraints to identify the most appropriate planning route for each project.

Permitted development and change-of-use advice

Where appropriate, we assess permitted development rights and change-of-use strategies to find the most efficient way forward.

Pre-application strategy development

We develop pre-application strategies that engage the planning authority early and reduce risk before formal submission.

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Barratts – ColArt, London

Major residential development of approximately 220 plots—mix of flats, houses and bedsits—with external communal areas, delivered by a leading UK housebuilder over a two-year period. AEC supported planning and assisted in clearing condition

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London

Residential
New Build
Private Developer

Loughton – 66 Alderton Hill

Demolition of an existing dwelling and replacement with a five‑bed home, including associated amenities, external works and parking. AEC were instructed and achieved planning permission.

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Loughton

Residential
Replacement / Redevelopment
Private Developer

Rooks Heath

Funding secured for a two-storey replacement block with eight classrooms, recording studio, IT rooms and amenities. Planning approved and conditions discharged; AEC delivered day-to-day project management throughout construction.

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Harrow

Education
Replacement / Redevelopment
Secondary school

New College Swindon (NHS Set‑Up)

T-Level funding enabled an NHS-spec clinical suite with operating theatre, scrub room, clean/dirty linen routes, training wards and a birthing room. AEC worked with the Principal Contractor on technical specifications and drawings.

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Swindon

Education
Specialist Fit-Out
College

What our clients say

From schools to homeowners, we work closely with every client to deliver thoughtful, lasting architecture here’s what they’ve said about working with us.

Sarah Mitchell
Headteacher, Hollowbrook primary

AEC understood exactly what our school needed a space that was calm, practical, and inspiring for students and teachers alike. The whole process felt collaborative from day one, and the end result has had a real impact on daily school life.

James Carter
Private homeowner, Cambridge

Working with AEC was seamless. They listened carefully, challenged our thinking in the right ways, and delivered a design that just works — light, functional, and surprisingly cost-efficient. We couldn’t be happier with the result.

Ravi Patel
Director, Ashore housing development

AEC brought clarity and creativity to a complex residential scheme. Their technical knowledge and attention to detail kept the project on track and their team were genuinely great to work with.

Sarah Mitchell
Headteacher, Hollowbrook primary

AEC understood exactly what our school needed a space that was calm, practical, and inspiring for students and teachers alike. The whole process felt collaborative from day one, and the end result has had a real impact on daily school life.

James Carter
Private homeowner, Cambridge

Working with AEC was seamless. They listened carefully, challenged our thinking in the right ways, and delivered a design that just works — light, functional, and surprisingly cost-efficient. We couldn’t be happier with the result.

Ravi Patel
Director, Ashore housing development

AEC brought clarity and creativity to a complex residential scheme. Their technical knowledge and attention to detail kept the project on track and their team were genuinely great to work with.

Sarah Mitchell
Headteacher, Hollowbrook primary

AEC understood exactly what our school needed a space that was calm, practical, and inspiring for students and teachers alike. The whole process felt collaborative from day one, and the end result has had a real impact on daily school life.

James Carter
Private homeowner, Cambridge

Working with AEC was seamless. They listened carefully, challenged our thinking in the right ways, and delivered a design that just works — light, functional, and surprisingly cost-efficient. We couldn’t be happier with the result.

Ravi Patel
Director, Ashore housing development

AEC brought clarity and creativity to a complex residential scheme. Their technical knowledge and attention to detail kept the project on track and their team were genuinely great to work with.

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